'Dancing With the Stars': We rank the new competitors [Pictures]

Owning the 'Dancing' floor

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It's time for another new season of "Dancing With the Stars," with new stars and new "stars." This year our show is only on one night a week (it premieres at 8 p.m. Monday on WMAR/ABC) and I'm dubious as to how that's going to work. Still, we've gone though the new cast and ranked them from "out early" all the way to potential winner. Place your bets! --By Amy Watts

It's time for another new season of "Dancing With the Stars," with new stars and new "stars." This year our show is only on one night a week (it premieres at 8 p.m. Monday on WMAR/ABC) and I'm dubious as to how that's going to work. Still, we've gone though the new cast and ranked them from "out early" all the way to potential winner. Place your bets! --By Amy Watts (Ida Mae Astute / ABC)

Star qualifications: Comedian, best known for the Blue Collar Comedy tour and his eponymous sitcom (which co-starred a young Jennifer Lawrence as his daughter) Pro partner: Emma Slater Engvall's comedic bent could appeal to fans, but his age and his rookie pro partner could work against him. Many people are thinking he could be gone the first week, but I think he manages to hang in there until Week 2 so that we get a "surprise" elimination the first week.

Star qualifications: Comedian, best known for the Blue Collar Comedy tour and his eponymous sitcom (which co-starred a young Jennifer Lawrence as his daughter) Pro partner: Emma Slater Engvall's comedic bent could appeal to fans, but his age and his rookie pro partner could work against him. Many people are thinking he could be gone the first week, but I think he manages to hang in there until Week 2 so that we get a "surprise" elimination the first week. (Rick Rowell / ABC)